53.6% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bentley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bentley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half the population in Bentley was born overseas, placing it among the most internationally diverse areas of its kind. This high level of migration is reflected in the mix of backgrounds, with Chinese and Indian ancestries being particularly common here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (20.8%) and Australian (16.0%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Chinese (13.4%), Indian (5.6%), and Scottish (4.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than half of residents (53.6%) were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 36.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India (5.7%), England (3.7%), China (3.4%), and the Philippines (2.0%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bentley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50111/bentley/topic/ancestry-heritage